Word: hat
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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After he signed the bill, President Hoover issued a public statement in which he took off his hat and made a low bow to Democrats as well as Republicans in Congress. Said he: "The fine spirit of patriotic nonpartisanship is, I know, appreciated by the whole country." Then he continued...
...Excluding royalty, there are only 20 Dukes in England. One of these goldrushed last week. Carrying a coronet under his arm as though it were a derby hat, His Grace (the Press shielded his name) entered a dealer's shop, escorted by his daughter, and plunked the thing down. The dealer wrote out a check for 15,000 paper pounds, gave it to the Duke who beamingly departed, announced that the coronet had been worn by the Duke and his ancestors at openings of Parliament for over 100 years...
...Author of perhaps the most candid War book by an officer of such high rank, A Brass Hat in No Man's Land (Cape & Smith...
...visited Washington last month and addressed an audience of cultured women he would have been almost unrecognizable to his Oklahoma friends. His diction was as correct as his clothes. His shoes were shined; a white handkerchief bobbed from his breast pocket; gone was the old sweat-stained felt hat. He won respect and admiration. Such is his showman...
About the luxurious Executive Mansion Governor Murray wears his hat all the time. He greets all women visitors as "Sister." He does nothing for fun, except to sprawl out on a bed or couch where he likes to give interviews. Mrs. Murray, a quiet dark woman, keeps much in the background, paints oil portraits of her Indian ancestors, has a social secretary, goes to a few bridge parties. She seldom accompanies her husband around the State or nation on his speaking trips. She did go to California with him last year and then her friends gave her a "bridal shower...